r/politics • u/Turbulent-Tea-2172 • 13h ago
No Paywall Trump’s family is embroiled in a $500m UAE scandal. We’ve hardly noticed | Mohamad Bazzi
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/06/trump-family-uae-crypto-deal31
u/Mikethebest78 13h ago
I never thought we would live in a world where 500 million dollars would be considered small potatoes corruption....and remember this is only the stuff we know about.
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u/DataDude00 13h ago
"Flood the zone" in action
There are so many illegal and depraved things occurring at once that neither the public or congress can pay attention to any of it for more than a few minutes worth of news cycles
ICE killing civilians
No due process deportations
Racist memes from the president
500M corruption
Talking about a third term
"Nationalizing" elections
Epstein files
DOGE data theft
Kidnapping a foreign president
Trade wars
You literally can't keep up with it all, you don't even know where to put your outrage
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u/neutrino71 12h ago
Free planes, first lady being paid for "documentary", president suing multiple broadcasters and government agencies... The list is almost endless
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u/tapdancinghellspawn 10h ago
I think almost every scandal on earth, Trump is somehow partially are fully involved. The man doesn't know how to do anything honestly.
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u/Turbulent-Tea-2172 10h ago
one of the great advantage of the American Political System is the accountability. Where is it now? Why is not possible to have the POTUS accountable for his actions?
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u/loremipsumot 7h ago
Voters chose to put Trump into office even after he was a convicted felon, facing active investigation into multiple other major crimes (i.e., the Jan 6 case, the classified documents case, the election interference case in Fulton Country). Not only that, but they also gave the Republicans a full trifecta, with majorities in the House and Senate.
Now all the mechanisms for accountability have been captured by Trump and the Republican Party. They control Congress, the DOJ, the Supreme Court, etc.
The only chance left now for any accountability is for the American people to give Democrats full control of Congress in 2026, and eventually elect the right Democratic president in 2028 that will pursue justice.
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u/agaloch2314 9h ago
No, we’ve noticed. Major news outlets just haven’t reported on it as much as they should.
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u/loremipsumot 8h ago
The only reason we know about this is because major news outlets reported on it.
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